It was a dominant display from the Catalans, with Raphinha notably scoring a hat-trick, helped by two early penalties won by the team. Joao Cancelo also scored his first goal since returning to Barcelona and was one of the best performers in a night where coach Hansi Flick resorted to multiple changes on account of the upcoming second leg clash against Newcastle United.
Our Manchester United player ratings are in after a memorable win over rivals Manchester City in today's big derby match in the Premier League. Man Utd were deserving winners in their first game under new interim manager Michael Carrick, who has truly made a dream start to life at Old Trafford. Red Devils fans everywhere will be delighted with how their team got on, and we've got our full player ratings for you below as Patrick Dorgu was among the players to really stand out on the day.
Age is not slowing Kawhi Leonard down. The Klaw is showing how sharp his skills are by averaging a career-high 28.1 points per game in an attempt to bail the LA Clippers out of their unenviable position in the Western Conference, courtesy of sloppy start to the season. His current efforts have netted the 34-year-old a two-point upgrade in NBA 2K26, bringing his tally up to 94 OVR.
Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 win at home to Brighton on Saturday afternoon. The Gunners weren't quite at their best, but did what they needed to do to move above Manchester City again after their victory over Nottingham Forest earlier in the day. There were some positives and some negatives for Arsenal against Brighton, so read on for our take on how each player performed Arsenal player ratings vs Brighton David Raya 8 Raya was one of the heroes for Arsenal against Brighton with a match-winning save against Yankuba Minteh in the second half. Truly world class from the Spanish shot-stopper, who stepped up when his team needed him. Declan Rice 8.5 Out of position at right-back, Rice was still his usual superb self with a tireless display for the Gunners. The England international looked well suited to the role as he contributed defensively and in attack, while his usual deadly set piece delivery forced the own goal in the second half. William Saliba 6 Not the hardest game William Saliba will ever play as he and the rest of the defence didn't have a huge amount to do for most of the game, but cool and composed on the ball as usual. Piero Hincapie 6.5 Hincapie continues to settle in and improve, whilst he also showed his versatility by moving to left-back later in the game when Gabriel Magalhaes came on.
AC Milan crashed out of the Supercoppa Italiana final in Saudi Arabia in the semi-finals, losing 2-0 to Napoli on Thursday night. David Neres and Rasmus Hojlund scored before and after the break respectively for Antonio Conte's side to book their place in Monday's final, with Milan putting in another subdued performance to go out of a cup competition, after their 1-0 defeat to Lazio in the Coppa Italia.